Emergency Management Specialist (Airport)

City of St. Louis

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

9 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Commuting allowance $180 bi-weekly

Job summary

City of St. Louis—Emergency Management Specialist (Airport) is based at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The role coordinates Airport-wide emergency response planning and operates within the Airport Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

You will design and run drills, coordinate with mutual aid partners, train staff on emergency procedures, and assist with Safety Management System (SMS) issues, while complying with FAA and local requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional emergency management or related experience.
IS-100, IS-200, and IS-700 completed at appointment.
Experience designing and delivering emergency training and exercises.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Airport-wide emergency response planning and EOC operations.
Design and conduct Airport tabletops, functional exercises, and full-scale drills.
Provide emergency training with mutual aid and Airport partners.
Assist and investigate SMS-related issues and coordinate with safety programs.
Coordinate training with SEMA, FEMA, and other agencies.

Skills

Data analysis

Public safety training

Team coordination

Emergency management

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management

Job description

Job Description - Emergency Management Specialist (Airport) (260000NR)

Job Description

Emergency Management Specialist (Airport) - ( 260000NR )

Description

Position Grade: 210G

Department: Airport

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1772

Location: St. Louis Lambert International Airport

(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)

Incumbents in this position are responsible for coordinating Airport-wide emergency response planning and implementation. This person serves in the Airport Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and reports to the EOC Manager. Duties include preparing Airport emergency plan drills, tabletops and functional exercises; providing emergency training with mutual aid and Airport partners; and assisting, tracking and investigating Safety Management System (SMS) issues.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Prepares, updates, and designs the Airport’s FAA required Emergency operations Plan (AEP).
Handles the Emergency Log paperwork and ICSPD paperwork.
Develops and recommends new and revised statutes, rules, policies, and procedures to respond to changes in operational/program needs, objectives, and priorities and to improve the effectiveness of managed operations/programs.
Designs, writes, and conducts Airport Tabletops, Functional Exercises, and Full-Scale Emergency drills for the airport and departments.
Uses Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation principles to analyze airport exercises, note deficiencies, and recommend improvements and corrections to management.
Assists the Airport Security Manager with designing, running, and evaluating TSA required Airport Security Tabletops.
Coordinates Emergency Response obligations of Airport departments responsible for the Airport Emergency Plan.
Builds relationships, procedures, and agreements with mutual aid partners and regional partners to enhance emergency response capability.
Recruits businesses, organizations, volunteers to participate in the Airport’s Emergency Drills to enhance readiness and emergency response capabilities.
Coordinates emergency training made available through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), etc.
Assists with required emergency class training when needed.
Assists and investigates SMS related issues when needed.
Utilizes the knowledge obtained from National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS) Training (ICS 100, 200, and 700).
Responds to emergencies to ensure EOC / Mobile Command bus is functional and coordinates corrective action when needed.
Participates in Snow Call and other emergency operations.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: ReqRequires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, computer terminal, fax machine, photocopier and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as invoices, contracts, permit applications, inventory lists, budgets, billing report, time sheets, schedules, certification manual, contingency plans, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentage and decimals; interpret and develop descriptive statistical reports.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.
Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed in safe and comfortable surroundings without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
Physical Requirements: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.
Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of shapes and sounds to evaluate emergency situations.

Other Requirements:

Must be available to work varying shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
A ten year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management, Crisis and Disaster Management, Homeland Security, Public Administration, or a closely related field; plus two years of professional experience in emergency management, public safety training, exercise design, military readiness/training, or a closely related field. OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Required Training:

Completion of IS-100, IS-200, and IS-700 at time of appointment.

Preference:

Experience serving in an activated EOC during a real-world incident, including experience in a Planning Section or Situation Unit role.

License:

Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.